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Ark: Survival Evolved continues to dominate Steam's top selling products chart, beating out Grand Theft Auto V and all other comers again this past week.Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, The Witcher 3 and Batman: Arkham Knight round out the top five. Past chart-toppers H1Z1 and Cities: Skylines made the list as well, thanks in major part to their participation in the concluding day's of Steam's summer sale.It's also worth noting the tenth-best selling title from last week isn't receiving it's due, as Valve's feed spit out just nine names this time around. Here's the list:

With the anticipated launch of Windows 10 due this summer, Microsoft has already set its sights on a daring goal. During its Build conference for developers, the tech giant revealed its plans to see Windows 10 on one billion devices by 2018.During the event, Microsoft’s executive VP of operating systems Terry Myerson, told attendees: “Today we shared our bold goal – to see Windows 10 on one billion devices within two to three years of Windows 10’s availability – the first platform version, in any ecosystem, to be available on one billion devices.”Microsoft also showcased the operating system at PCR Boot Camp in May, with a real buzz around its room. The company had over 10 different devices running Windows 10, where you could really begin to see its vision take hold.Various editions for Windows 10 have also been announced, in a bid to ensure the OS will be suitable for a range of devices and users. There is a Windows 10 Home edition, designed for the consumer-focused desktop, Windows 10 Mobile edition for smaller computing devices such as smartphones, as well as the Windows 10 Pro edition. This will feature various apps, tailored for smaller businesses. There will also be a Windows 10 Education and Windows 10 Mobile enterprise edition.In addition, Microsoft has ensured its smartphone customers are not left out of the action, and has made the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10080 available on its phones. The build supports the Lumia 930/Lumia Icon, Lumia 640 and 640XL, and the HTC One (M8) for Windows.On the company’s blog, Microsoft said: “We designed Windows 10 to deliver a more personal computing experience across a range of devices. An experience optimised for each device type, but familiar to all. Windows 10 will power an incredibly broad range of devices – everything from PCs, tablets, phones, Xbox One, Microsoft HoloLens and Surface Hub."These versions have been developed to cater for a wider audience – and one analyst says that developer interest is fundamental to Windows 10’s success. Geoff Blaber, vice president of Americas at CCS Insight, adds: “Developers will be the deciding factor in the ultimate success of Nadella’s ‘mobile first, cloud first’ vision. Microsoft’s strategy goes beyond Windows 10 but a successful launch and swift user adoption is crucial to create the foundation for Microsoft’s business model transition."Microsoft is also tapping into the casual gamers among us, as the Candy Crush Saga game will also come automatically installed for customers who upgrade to Windows 10 for free. Other games from publisher King are also expected to follow at a later date, which may also help to lure more users back to Windows.During Boot Camp, PCR was also able to get hands on with the Windows 10 OS, which had been upgraded onto a variety of devices including laptops and tablets.The memorable Start menu is back, while the tiles that were paired with Windows 8 have not been removed altogether. Instead they have been downsized and can be found in the Start menu.Overall, the OS looked clean and precise, plus it seemed to receive many positive reviews as attendees huddled around to try out the software. Microsoft’s personal assistant Cortana also worked well, which helped to bring the devices to life.The fact that Windows 10 is free for a year as an upgrade for users with Windows 7, 8 and Windows Phone still has some retailers stumped, and at a recent trade show, a distributor expressed its disappointment to PCR around the lack of a license-selling opportunity.But, some are now starting to see the benefits of the new OS, as director of Utopia Computers, Craig Hume, comments: “Initially when I saw Windows 10 I thought we’re not going to get any money from it.“But then when I thought about it, there’s going to be a lot of people that within a year are going to want to upgrade their computers, and I think there’s a good potential there for independents to make some money off of that.”Since Microsoft is still remaining coy about the exact release date for Windows 10, we will have to be patient and wait until the summer when the firm launches the new OS.

Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved has finished in first on Steam's top ten selling products for the third straight week.The game took on all comers during the main stretch of Steam's summer sale, finishing ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Grand Theft Auto V.A discounted Elite: Dangerous jumped back onto the list and climbed to fourth, ahead of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rounding out the top five.Here's the full list:

D2X-XL v1.18.48 is released. D2X is a port of Descent 2 to OpenGL. It is an open source project and has received a lot of enhancements compared to Descent 2. My work on this project would not have been possible if hadn't been for the people who initially implemented the OpenGL and SDL code in D2X, so my thanks to them: It is for them that we can still play this great game on modern hardware. My thanks also to the many people who have provided input for this project, be it in the form of bug reports, great ideas, logos, encouragement, or other.

Descent 2 is a pretty old game, and further development has slowed down; so there are a few issues - some still stemming from the original Descent 2 - that have never been adressed or solved in D2X.

As I still like Descent 2 pretty much, I was always looking for a way to get rid of the things that plagued me most in Descent 2. Getting hold of the D2X source files and being able to create a MS Visual C++ 6 project for D2X finally enabled me to fix these annoyances.

D2X-XL v1.18.48 Changelog:
- Fixed: Segment distance calculation could hang (usually happened during lightmap precalculation)
- Fixed: The program played water sounds when the player was outside of water segments
- Fixed: Fog settings weren't properly assigned to fog segments

Microsoft seems to be really driven to pushing over a billion people to the new Windows 10 platform as soon as humanly possible. In the latest push to make this happen, the company has basically decided that (somewhat off the record), pirates can come in the side door and it really doesn't matter what the state of their Windows license is, they can get Windows 10 for free. To get deep into the weeds on how this is happening, you have to read Ed Bott's excellent article on ZDNET – "With a nod and a wink, Microsoft gives away Windows 10 to anyone who asks." However, on Windows10update.com, Onuora Amobi asks whether the cost benefit analysis has been done and if this deluge of new members will have a detrimental effect on the Windows Insider Program.http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/06...0-for-everyone

Microsoft has revealed that any Windows 10 Insider will be able get a free copy of the operating system when it launches on July 29th.The changes were first highlighted by Microsoft’s Gabe Aul in a recent blog post, who also stated that the Insider program will continue after Windows 10 becomes final.Aul said in the blog post: “Windows Insiders running the Windows 10 Insider Preview (Home and Pro editions) with their registered MSA connected to their PC will receive the final release build of Windows 10 starting on July 29th."This will come as just another flight. I’ve gotten a lot of questions from Windows Insiders about how this will work if they clean installed from ISO. “As long as you are running an Insider Preview build and connected with the MSA you used to register, you will receive the Windows 10 final release build. Once you have successfully installed this build, you will also be able to clean install on that PC from final media if you want to start over fresh.”Aul also confirmed on Twitter that no money will be spent on the upgrade for any Windows 10 Insider.Microsoft has already announced various Windows 10 editions tailored for different customers, including Windows 10 Mobile, Windows 10 Pro edition and Windows 10 Home edition.This news comes after Microsoft revealed plans to have one billion Windows 10 devices by 2018.

The average game on Steam sells approximately 32,000 copies, according to data from Steam Spy.A new report by Sergey Galyonkin digs deep into sales and usage data on Valve’s digital store. It claims that titles such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have around 8.6 million users, while Grand Theft Auto V sold 2.2m on PC in less than a month. The average game sells far lower however at 32,000.Breaking down into genres, RPGs, action and strategy games are among the most popular, selling between 40,000 and 55,000 copies on average. The average free-to-play game meanwhile is said to attract some 330,000 users. Early Access and simulation games are reported to sell the lowest, though there are still obvious examples of multiple big successes in these areas.

Microsoft has managed to confuse us (again) about its Windows 10 upgrade policy. Last week, it said Insider Program preview users would "receive the Windows 10 final release build and remain activated." The offer sounded too good to be true since it meant that virtually anyone could get a free copy (though many folks may feel they've earned it for testing the buggy preview). However, Microsoft quietly removed the "remain activated" part and added a disclaimer that only Windows 7 or 8.1 license owners would get Windows 10 for free when it arrives on July 29th.

This month, our anonymous PC retailer offers their views on the imminent launch of Microsoft’s next operating system Windows 10, and its aim to launch it on one billion devices by 2018…Microsoft is taking a gamble with Windows 10 by creating a universal platform that will run apps on any device, all powered by Microsoft apps/cloud/subscription services. Is it on the right track or just a step in the direction of Zune?Microsoft’s ambition to reach one billion devices by 2018, is in my opinion, a tough one. It needs to understand politics – never upset your core supporters and users, especially when you cut them out of the channel. Microsoft needs to engage with their customers and offer better support.From what I have seen, Windows 10 is a more refined Windows 8, however, like 8, it will still be a huge revelation to customers who might not need or want to move on with the Microsoft philosophy. Giving them a free upgrade is not the type of carrot they will bite on. Remember, Microsoft has the majority of the desktop OS market (91.22 per cent according to Net Applications) and has already had two strikes in less than 10 years. Microsoft’s agenda can only be of the sudden realisation that there is more money to be made from recurring revenues. Microsoft wants to make a bigger dent in the app marketplace compared to Apple and Google, hence its plan to give 10 away for free. However isn’t this a bit of a chicken and egg situation?Having a desktop business in a mobile world is having a great effect on them, but mobile hasn’t truly taken over. Both need each other. And this utopia that Microsoft is trying to make is sadly for them nothing new – it has already been demonstrated by Canonical (UK) in 2012 and Android desktop. But, what is apparent is that we are all seeking a seamless experience that is available wherever we are. This is not just Microsoft heading down this business model, but most if not all are heading down this path, and sadly for us indies we are either being left out of the equation or we are having to evolve without any support.The $1 million question is how easy and user-friendly will Microsoft make this process (for all)? And why is it that silver surfers who used XP can quickly grasp 7, but some users of 7 found it hard to tame 8? Let’s just hope that Windows 10 is not a futuristic disaster.

AMD announced new Radeon R9 and R7 300 series of graphics cards earlier this week, and while they are interesting, they're not nearly as impressive as AMD's upcoming flagship of AMD GPU, code named Fiji. Fiji will find its way into three products this summer: the Radeon R9 Nano, Radeon R9 Fury, and the range-topping (and water-cooled) Radeon R9 Fury X. Other upcoming variants like, AMD's dual-Fiji board, were teased at E3 but are still under wraps. However, while full reviews are still under embargo, the official specification of the Radeon R9 Fury X have been revealed, along with an array of benchmark scores comparing the GPU to NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Should the numbers AMD has released jibe with independent testing, the Radeon R9 Fury X looks strong and possibly faster than Nvidia's GeForce GTX 980 Ti.http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/06...rmance-results

Early Access release Ark: Survival Evolved has come out on top of Steam's best selling products for the second week in a row.The dinosaur-themed game beat out Grand Theft Auto V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and a slew of games on discount for Steam's summer sale to take this week's crown.Notable summer sale feature titles to make the list include Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in third, Metro Redux Bundled in fifth and Homeworld Remastered Collection in sixth.Warner Bros. Early Access sandbox game Lego Worlds remained on the list as well, finishing in eighth.Here's the full list:

Google has decided to expunge it's new Chrome bookmark manager in favor of the previous version, likely because users kind of hated it. With search, images and other fancy additions, it probably seemed like a good idea at the time. But the changes weren't very useful, and made bookmarking cluttered and slow on a browser most people go to for speed. If you still want it, Google said you can download it as an extension from the Chrome Web Store. The rest of us can pretend the whole thing never happened, though the product team did say it'll still "continue to explore other ways to improve the bookmark experience."

It seems like Microsoft's approach to virtual reality will mimic its approach to the PC world: Support just about every piece of hardware. The company just revealed that it's partnering with Valve VR to "make Windows 10 the best platform for VR." Valve is also partnering with HTC for the Vive headset, which impressed us earlier this year. This news comes on top of last week's surprising announcement that Microsoft is teaming up with Oculus, a deal that will see Oculus bundle in the Xbox One controller with its headset. Oculus VR users will also be able to stream Xbox One games to their headsets (though not in VR mode), which is something we expect Microsoft to offer to Valve VR hardware as well. Unfortunately, we still haven't heard anything about the Xbox One supporting VR headsets directly, but we're still hoping for some sort of surprise announcement.

As if backward compatibility for Xbox One wasn't enough, Microsoft's also going to let you stream those older games to Windows 10 PCs. In a private demo of the Xbox One's revamped interface, the company confirmed to Engadget that users will have access to its streaming functionality when the new features roll out this holiday season. (If you're a member of the Preview Program, though, you should already be able to play 360 games on a Win 10 machine.) Microsoft also revealed that Xbox 360 titles relying on the original Kinect, or any other hardware accessories, won't work with Xbox One. A company spokesperson said the team wanted to have backward compatibility from launch day, but it turned out to be a difficult task because of the different architecture between the two systems. For your sake, at least it's here now.http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/17/x...ng-windows-10/

Toshiba just unveiled its back-to-school laptop lineup, and while mainstream notebooks are normally a bit of a snooze, there's at least one detail that makes these worth a second look. Everything in the line, from the $395 entry-level model to the souped-up 4K editions, has a built-in keyboard button to launchCortana in Windows 10. Just hit what appears to be a search key in the Function row, and you'll bring up Microsoft's voice assistant, which can respond to commands like "what's the weather?", "tell me a joke" and "sing a song". (With all due respect to Cortana voice actress Jen Taylor, you might want to skip that last one.) Toshiba is not the only PC maker that's chosen to add extra features related to Cortana, but the built-in hotkey is still pretty novel.

New contenders have arrived to challenge the likes of GTA and The Witcher franchises on Steam's latest weekly top ten selling products list.Lego Worlds makes it debut in third, while Early Access newcomer Ark: Survival Evolved vaulted ahead of Grand Theft Auto V and into first for the week. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Valve's own Steam Controller round out the top five.The bottom five is equally as interesting, containing three Fallout products including pre-orders for Fallout 4 in seventh. Valve's Steam Link hardware finished in ninth.From the full list:

The newly-announced Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows will only work with the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system.Revealed alongside the new 1TB Xbox One machine and redesigned Xbox One controller, the memory stick-sized dongle allows players to connect said gamepad to their PC for use with compatible titles.It will be available both on its own for $24.99 (£16) and bundled with a new controller for $79.95 (£52). UK pricing is yet to be released.However, the adapter will operate exclusively on the upcoming Windows 10 OS, Microsoft has now confirmed (viaPolygon). A USB 2.0 or 3.0 connection is also required.Set for release on July 29th, Windows 10 will be a free update for existing owners of Microsoft’s last two Windows platforms – 7 and 8.1.

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